We were alone in the parking lot. Parking at the base of the trail, the three of us unloaded what little we needed for the day's work; a couple of dig...tal cameras, three one-liter water bottles, Kelly's sketchpad, her box of pastels and some sheets of textured artists' paper. Just in case, Kelly also took along a small foldaway easel. Dividing the load between the three of us, we started up the trail to the top.The sun had passed its zenith and there was a cooling breeze blowing. In spite of. The house phone rang just at that moment, and Beth grabbed it while pressing the speaker button as she did so.Sure enough it was Sue, who immediately started to tell us all about Steve's condition. She confirmed that he was still under heavy sedation as the doctors were worried about a possible concussion. However, Mercy had assured them that he was OK, and although they obviously thought it very strange, they had agreed to give him another brain scan. If this was satisfactory, they would start. “Two,” she sobbed.Three and four came down in quick succession and maria obediently counted them through her sobs. What was most interesting was the growing evidence of moistness between her thighs.Five, six, seven and eight only served to increase her arousal and she was now visibly leaking down the inside of her thighs. Jasmine cleverly chose this moment to pause and maria was visibly taken aback when jasmine’s gentle hand stroked her two cheeks. They were both glowing brightly.“Mmmm they are. .” Charles advised his old comrade, giving him a strained smile before ending the call.The girls arrived up on the bridge with Alyssa leading the way, and she glided up the steps to join him on the Command Podium, then sat in her Executive Officer’s chair to his right. Dana strolled down the ramp and across the bridge to the Engineering Station, positioned down and to his left, while Calara sat at her Tactical Station located down and to the right of the bridge.Rachel and Jade hovered by the.